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Sean McCormick.
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From neuroscientists and Navy SEALs to cutting-edge researchers, Anti-aging experts, Olympic Athletes and billionaire entrepreneurs, the OPP brings you the best health, fitness, science, and wellness information from the world’s brightest minds, most powerful teachers, and elite performers. Every Monday and Thursday, the OPP brings you actionable information that you can immediately implement into your life to be educated and enlightened so you can get outside the matrix, take control of your mind, your health, and your life. #LiveOptimal

197 episodes available.
A new episode about every
9 days
averaging 72 mins duration
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Craig Ballantyne is a beast. When it comes to crafting your life to reach your goals, Craig has a lot to share. Author, entrepreneur, coach, workshop host and speaker - Craig is well known in the personal development space for his approach productivity. With titles like: Overcoming the Black Box of Anxiety, The Perfect Day Formula and Unstoppab ...…

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS ENERGETICALLY POTENT Author Paul Selig has written 6 books as a channeling medium. These are the result of wisdom that is channeled through a group of non-physical masters. Paul has recorded an extraordinary program for personal and planetary evolution as humankind awakens to its own divine nature. Why is this important ...…

Dr. Stephen Lewis from Green Health Wisdom Health walks us through the comprehensive lab panels that he orders, analyzes, and consults on for clients. For any person who thinks of them self a bio-hacker, bloodwork is pretty basic. But our western medical paradigm can make getting something as straightforward as blood tests challenging. Dr. Lewi ...…

Benjamin Franklin, Plato, Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, Ronald Regan all understood the importance of astrology. "Anyone can be a millionaire, but to be a billionaire you need an astrologer." - J.P. Morgan Charlotte Benson - one of the world's leading Vedic Astrologers works with billionaires, leaders, CEOs and others to help them take advantage ...…

David Hauser might actually have it all figured out. The dude knows a thing or two about getting results. He's a master at best practices and optimal systems. Co-founded, grew and eventually sold Grasshopper for $200M in 2015 - without taking outside investment. Also sold Chargify with an outside investment from Mark Cuban. David spends A LOT o ...…

There's no such things as a magic bullet. If you want to live optimal, you need a plan just for you. Enter METPRO. Whether it's Weight loss, prepping for a competition or a boost in your energy - it takes a plan. This is one of the most refreshing nutrition/performance podcast interviews I've had in a long time. Why? Because there's zero bullsh ...…

The Renegade Pharmacist joins us for a fascinating conversation about personal health, self-empowerment, healing the self through breath, meditation, yoga and dance. His SOMA Breath program is a powerful process of healing from the inside out. BELIEVE ME...watch the testimonials on the site. Niraj was a stressed out pharmacist for a major corpo ...…

Dr. Que is the co-founder and principal investigator at the Center For Deuterium Depletion in Los Angeles, California. Que has been using deuterium and tracer technologies to describe and follow the health status of patients with metabolic disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders. Our conversation really pushes the boundarie ...…

PACKED WITH USEFUL INFORMATION! Dr. Stephen Cabral was debilitatingly sick from age 17-27 and was determined to figure out what standard western medicine couldn't. He traveled to India, China and Europe - saw over 50 doctors and underwent over 100 treatment protocols to solve what was ailing him. Why was he sick? Why weren't the pharmaceuticals ...…

And here we go! Shawn Baker MD - the leading proponent of the carnivore diet joins us for a second appearance on the OPP. This approach to primal eating is gaining popularity across the globe due to the results people are experiencing. Alleviation of gut issues, lupus, Rheumetoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and chronic inflammation. We dive deep ...…

Ketosis, Fasting, Autophagy, Optimizing your physiology. Siim Land joins us to dive into how and why you should be considering intermittent fasting. Siim's popular Youtube channel, podcast and bio-hacking conference cover the nuts and bolts of optimizing your performance - bingo! We cover: • Eating for autophagy • Fasting techniques and protoco ...…

We all want to life our most optimal lives - and we turn to podcasts like these for insights, wisdom and technique. But, above and beyond the proven bio-hacks, nutritional approaches and smart drugs - there is so much that we ignore: Goal setting: The most clear and direct way to approach your goal setting and achieve your dreams. SMART GOALS: ...…

Recently featured in a powerful Mens Health Magazine article - Dan Doty from Evryman shares with us some of his insights on male emotions and what we can all do in order to grow. Facilitating men's groups and outdoor expeditions all over the country - Evryman is doing the deep work that so many men have never done. The way you handle your emoti ...…

Just when you think you have it all figured out! You may be not getting enough sunshine, and too much artificial blue light. Our bodies are barraged by harmful blue light everyday and every night, harming our body's ability to make melatonin that help repair our mitochondria when we sleep. Don't worry though, Matt Maruca has a plan. When asked ...…

You might be getting duped. If you've purchased mushroom supplements in the past from the other guys, you're probably taking grain pills with some mycelium in them. Jeff has literally written the book on fungi, and he shares vast networks of information with us.

There's no hiding it anymore. Cannabis is the future of medicine. Envision a world of CBD infused crackers at grocery stores, tinctures available at movie theaters and classes among classes of drugs to everything from turf-toe to insomnia. As the world becomes more accepting to the powers and uses of cannabis - it's important to know what you'r ...…

Finally something very unique to the meditation space. Sarah McDevitt, CEO and Founder of Core dives deep with me into meditation and explains how Core uses a vibrating hardware device paired with an app for maximizing your meditation experience.

I recently visited Doctor and Author Elena Zinkov at Proactive Health Clinic near Seattle to go over my blood work. Why should you care? Most MDs don't have the time and aren't incentivized to go through your blood work with you. And, since I'm a keto eating, nootropic taking, go-getter like you...I figured it would be helpful to go over Metabo ...…

Wines that you can drink everyday and stay in ketosis. The philosophy of a 6000% growth company. The spirituality of wine and a framework for life that you've never heard before. This episode has it all.

10 Minutes a day, no weights, no cardio with ridiculous results. Research scientist and inventor Dr. John Jaquish joins us to explain the astonishing results I've been getting with X3 band workouts. Bigger muscles, increased GH and simply the most effective workout system I've ever experienced.

The implications of growing animal protein OUTSIDE of the animal are paradigm shifting. How is it done, who's invested and will we look back someday and shake our heads at the fact that we ever ate factory farmed meat?

On this episode of the OPP we have guest PJ Nestler, who is the Director of Performance at XPT Life. PJ is a human performance specialist and strives to optimize inherent human abilities. This conversation hits many topics on achieving the highest level of human performance ranging from how to breathe, recovery in the sauna, and specific foods ...…

Probiotics for specific health conditions is the future, said Natural Stacks Co-Founder Roy Krebs on episode 178 of the OPP. That is exactly what Roy is doing with his newest Natural Stacks product, BrainBiotic. A Probiotic for your brain, that features 4 specific probiotic strains that are backed by studies to promote brain health. Roy joins t ...…

"I don't believe in cheat days whatsoever," said today's OPP guest Jack McAnespy. Who at over 300lbs discovered the Ketogenic diet, and within 6 months lost over 125lbs. Jack stays killing it, and has since started the Facebook group "Common Sense Keto," amassing over 125,000 members. Managing a Facebook group of this size is like a full time j ...…

Today's episode of the OPP marks the return of Mary Shenouda, AKA The Paleo Chef! Mary is an OPP OG and was our guest for OPP 112 titled Making S*** Happen. This podcast is more of a natural free flowing conversation, which allowed us to catch up with our old friend. We discuss what in the world she's been up to since we last spoke, her views o ...…

We've got a bit of a different podcast today for you Guys & Gals, but it's still a goodie, and jam packed with exciting information. The Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Dr. Dean Radin, joins us to discuss his expertise on real magic and how can it optimize performance for everyone. Dr. Radin is the author of many books, but ...…

Dr. Dale Bredesen is the Founding President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging at UCLA, and today we have him on the OPP. He is the author of the New York Times Best Selling book The End of Alzheimer's and an expert on Cognition and Neurodegenerative Diseases. His research has provided new discoveries in the world of Brain Perf ...…

Today on the Optimal Performance Podcast, we have Cavin Balaster, who shares with us his knowledge on brain injuries. Seven years ago Cavin fell off of a water tower scaffolding and suffered a major brain injury that pinned the odds against him, but he went on to beat those odds and he is here to educate us. He informs us on certain types of nu ...…

On today's episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast, we digging with Nina Teicholz called The Big Fat Surprise. This book took 10 years to write because Nina got into so many different studies about how saturated fats were bad for you. Her book tells the story of why it is the way that it is now, why the food pyramid is set up the way it is a ...…

In this episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast, we talk with Dr. Michael Bruce. Dr. Bruce is THE guys for sleep. He's been on Dr. Oz, has worked with many high profile wellness professionals, doctors and researchers. He has come up with these sleep chronotypes are (I happen to be a bear meaning I go to sleep at a standard time like 10pm and ...…

On this podcast we sit down the cofounder of Eng3, Rowena Gates, which is a biotech company that sells and creates the NanoVi. The NanoVi is a pretty incredibly technical and scientific little device that uses structured water to speed recovery. This incredible piece of biotech runs water through a tube that structures the water in such a way t ...…

In this episode of the OPP I talk with Dr. Michael Fossel. We have an amazing conversation about longevity, a possible cure for Alzheimers and other cognitive degenerative diseases. Dr. Fossel is the author of The Telomorase Revolution and is the founder and former Editor in Chief of Rejuvenation Research. He's best known best for his views on ...…

For this week's episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast, we have Brett Kelly, the strength and conditioning coach for the US Ski & Snowboarding team. They just got back from winning a couple of gold medals over at the Olympics and Bretty works with free ski half pipe, free ski slope style and ariels. We get into some of the finer details abo ...…

We're really going there this week... Our conversation with Paul Austin takes us down the rabbit hole of microdosing: using sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics to perform at a higher level. Our specific and narrow look explores which psychedelics and at what doses to experience different effects. We discuss the different application of microdo ...…

For this week's episode, I sit down with Dr. Bob Greczanik. I'd be willing to bet Bob is the most influential sports specialist that you've never heard of. He's worked with sports teams like the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Milwaukee Bucks to help their players operate at a higher level. We get into NFL athletes that he's helped speed up ...…

This week, I talked to Alon Shabo, founder of Sabaidee, a brand new disruptive company taking the CBD oil industry by transparency. This is the future of medicine. Sabaidee not only wants to help heal through the power of cannabis, they partner with a 501(c)(3) charity to help plant trees for every unit sold. CBD helps you sleep, relax your mus ...…

This week we speak with Daniel Chao, co-founder and CEO of Halo Neuroscience and creator of the Halo Sport. It’s the world’s first and only neural stimulator to accelerate improvement in athletic strength and skills based training. I’ve been using a Halo Sport for the last month or so and it’s pretty incredible. It sends low grade electric curr ...…

I sit down to talk with CILTEP founder and Natural Stacks legend Abelard Lindsay about Acetylcholine Brain Food, a multidimensional approach to cognition, self tests, the state of "biohacking", peony, and so much more! Outline Abelard’s Daily Stack What makes Acetylcholine Brain Food Unique in Brain When do you take Acetylcholine Brain Food? Br ...…

This week’s episode is a wide ranging conversation with NFL kicker Steven Hauschka. I met Steve when he was playing with the Seattle Seahawks and floating at Float Seattle; now he plays for the Buffalo Bills. He’s got an interesting take on things; he’s a thoughtful guy, a biohacker and always looking for techniques and tips to be his absolute ...…

Minimum Effective Dose. If you're like me, you're interested in getting the most from the least. That's really the nature of bio-hacking and performance optimization right? How can we all get the most return from our output. What movements, dietary supplements, and therapies can we do to perform at our highest levels? If yer jiving with this... ...…

By now, you know that our brains and bodies can run on various fuel sources. No longer confined to run on glucose, we know that FAT is not only an effective fuel source, but often preferred for high performance. But what if you've never been fat adapted? What if you're yet to take that plunge to re-program your metabolism, give us sugar and get ...…

I've done Ayahuasca around 25 times, but never with a shaman who was also a Western medical doctor. Until recently. Dr. Joe Tafur is a fascinating human being and author of a new book called The Fellowship of the River - A Medical Doctor's Exploration Into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine. Dr. Tafur and I dive into a deep conversation surro ...…

Perfect Keto founder Dr. Anthony Gustin on the integrative approach to Movement, Stress, Sleep and Nutrition for optimal health and performance. Dr. Gustin is a sports chiropractor who owns multiple businesses (Perfect Keto & Equip Foods) and can talk leadership and time management skills just as well as he can explain physiology and nutritiona ...…

In theory, positive change isn't so difficult. The reality, as we all know, is a much different story. This week, we talk with Ari Banayan and Mikey Ahdoot, 2/3 of the founding team at Habit Nest to explore the neural connections involved in habits. We discuss the reasons change is so difficult, and what the research and their experience tells ...…

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